Cane-cutter



(Nd-Model.) P. B. ALEXANDER.

. CANE CUTTER- No. 479,611. Patented July 26, 1892.

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FREDERICK B. ALEXANDER, OF BROOKLYN, NEl/V YORK.

CAN E-CUTTER.'

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 479,611, dated July 26, 1892.

- Application filed August 18, 1891.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK B. ALEXAN- DER, of Bro0klyn,in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Cane-Gutter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of cutters which are used for shaping cane, rattan, or similar material and adapting itfor use in the manufacture of furniture, carriages, and other articles. Cane as ordinarily used has a fiat and an oval or a rounded side, and in most instances it is necessary to give it this shape in order that it may be Worked to advantage.

The object of my invention is to shape the strands of cane or similar material so that when split longitudinally by an ordinary splitter two workable strands will be produced.

To this end my invention consists in a canec-utter the construction of which will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the cutter em bodying my invention with a portion of the knife broken away. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a central vertical cross-section showing a difierent and preferred means of pressing the cane into position to be acted on by the knife.

The cutter-stock 10 is provided at one end with a shank 11, which enables it to be held in the ordinary splitting-machine, and a bore 12 runs longitudinally through the stock and shank, the bore being tapered at the front end, as shown at 13, so that the cane may easily enter it, and the bore near the center is slightly contractedthat is, atapoint near the edge of the knivesthe other parts being larger to provide for clearance. The stock 10 is reduced near the center, as shown at 14, and on the upper and under sides of this reduced portion is a clamping-piece 15, each clamping-piece having on its outer front side a flange 16, and the flanges are adapted to impinge upon the U-shaped knife 17, and thus hold the knife in place. The clamping- Serial No. 402,988. (No model.)

pieces 15 are adjusted by the screws 18, which extend through them and through the stock 10.

The front portion of the knife is ground to an edge, as shown at 19, and by reference to Fig.3 it will be seen that the interior surface of the knife and the bore 12 are oppositely concaved, so that when a cane passes through the bore its round side may fit the concave portion of the bore and its flat side will be rounded by the knife.

The front portion of the die-stock is cut away adjacent to the knife, so as to extend through the bore 12 and provide for clearance, and in this cut-away portion is secured a spring 20 by means of screws 21, and the spring presses upon the cane as it passes through the cutter, and thus holds it in position for the device. Instead of the spring, however, I prefer to use a roller 22, which is mounted vertically on the end of a springarm 23, which spring-arm is usually found on the ordinary splitting-machine. The roller will thus press against the cane 24 as it is fed through the cutter. The cane 24 is fed longitudinally through the cutter With its round side against the back of bore 12, and the knife will shape it, so that when it issues from the cutter both sides will be similarly rounded. The cane is fed by rollers in the usual way, and after it is shaped it is split longitudinally by the ordinary splittingmachine, thus forming two pieces adapted to be used in manufacture.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A cane-cutter comprising a longitudinally-bored stock 10, having an attachingshank 11 and cut away or reduced between its ends, as shown, a n-shaped knife 17, embracing with its longitudinal edges the cutaway part of the shank, its concave cuttingedge being opposite the adjacent concave portion of the bore and forming an oval passage in connection therewith, said knife being adapted to impart a half-oval form to the flat side of the cane, and a clamping device securing the cutter to the stock, substantially as set forth.

2. A cane-cutter comprising a longitudinally-bored stock 10, having an attachingclamping-plates 15 atopposite sides of the shank and reduced or cut away between its stock and having flanges 16 overlapping the IQ ends, as shown, a fl-shaped knife embracing longitudinal edges of the cutter, and the sethe cut-away portion of the shank with its curing-bolts 18, substantially as set forth.

5 longitudinal edges and having its inner con- FRED. B. ALEXANDER.

cave cutting-edge opposite the adjacent con- Witnesses: cave portion of the bore and forming an oval BENJ. K. FIELD,

passage in connection therewith, parallel J. W. TIERNEY. 

